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In pictures: Kim Jong-un's last day in VietnamIn pictures: Kim Jong-un's last day in Vietnam

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un is spending a final day in Vietnam after the abrupt end to talks with US President Donald Trump.

Mr Kim visited a memorial to Vietnamese revolutionary hero Ho Chi Minh after meeting the country's president and prime minister.

Image copyrightEPAImage caption Mr Kim is the first North Korean
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Meng Wanzhou: Huawei chief executive can be extradited, Canada saysMeng Wanzhou: Huawei chief executive can be extradited, Canada says
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Meng Wanzhou is out on bail and living in Vancouver, Canada

Canada has said it will allow the US extradition case against Huawei's chief executive to move forward, but the court must make a final decision.

The US wants Meng Wanzhou, Huawei chief financial officer, to stand

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Abhinandan: Captured Indian pilot handed back by PakistanAbhinandan: Captured Indian pilot handed back by Pakistan
Image:Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was handed over to Indian officials near a border crossing with Pakistan

Pakistan has freed an Indian fighter pilot captured after his plane was shot down in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was handed over to Indian officials on Friday at the only legal border crossing with

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Girl who joined ISIS moved from Syrian refugee camp amid 'safety concerns'
Shamima Begum and her newborn baby are thought to have been moved from a Syrian refugee camp after they were "threatened", her family's lawyer has said.
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Rohingya crisis: Bangladesh will no longer take in Myanmar refugeesRohingya crisis: Bangladesh will no longer take in Myanmar refugees
Image copyrightReutersImage caption More than 740,000 Rohingya are living in refugee camps in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has told the UN Security Council it will stop accepting any more Rohingya Muslims who flee from Myanmar.

Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque accused Myanmar of "hollow promises" during negotiations

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Sulawesi: Heavy machinery joins Indonesia mine rescueSulawesi: Heavy machinery joins Indonesia mine rescue
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Hope is fading for dozens of people still trapped in the collapsed mine shafts

Rescuers battling to free more than 30 people from a collapsed Indonesian gold mine have brought in a heavy excavator, amid fears time is running out.

Emergency teams had previously used only spades

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